Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
I often find myself saying, “I will trust the Lord, if....” But it’s in that small two-letter word “if” that completely falsifies the first part of the statement, because if there is an “if” then I’m not really trusting. It is in the “if” that I am leaning on my own understanding and not acknowledging Him. We are to trust in the Lord no matter what. No matter the circumstances, no matter what is going on in our lives. There is no “if” because there is only room for complete and total trust in the Lord. Often times, if I’m completely honest with myself the “if” is completed by “if things go the way I want them to go, or “if the circumstances are what I want them to be, or “if the end result is what I want it to be.” Trust is so hard because we have to once again realize that we are not in control, and we have to relinquish that control that we "think" is ours, over to the Lord. Yet how wonderful it is that the God in whom we are placing our trust in is not only unchanging, but also loves us beyond what we can think or imagine, and his plan is always best. God is God, and I am not. He is God and He knows what is best. He is God, and I will trust in Him.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
I often find myself saying, “I will trust the Lord, if....” But it’s in that small two-letter word “if” that completely falsifies the first part of the statement, because if there is an “if” then I’m not really trusting. It is in the “if” that I am leaning on my own understanding and not acknowledging Him. We are to trust in the Lord no matter what. No matter the circumstances, no matter what is going on in our lives. There is no “if” because there is only room for complete and total trust in the Lord. Often times, if I’m completely honest with myself the “if” is completed by “if things go the way I want them to go, or “if the circumstances are what I want them to be, or “if the end result is what I want it to be.” Trust is so hard because we have to once again realize that we are not in control, and we have to relinquish that control that we "think" is ours, over to the Lord. Yet how wonderful it is that the God in whom we are placing our trust in is not only unchanging, but also loves us beyond what we can think or imagine, and his plan is always best. God is God, and I am not. He is God and He knows what is best. He is God, and I will trust in Him.
1 comment:
I'm right there with you. Things at work have gone south. It feels like everything decision I make is questioned. Part of me wants to quit and find something "better." However, I know God is calling me to trust Him and remain put. There are lessons I need to learn through this time. It's not fun and I could come up with all kinds of 'ifs'. God has shown me all the times in past jobs where I have been in the same position and I played the if game. This is my time to quit the games and truly trust Him to work it out.
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